The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-02-10
Geueralitles.

Schooner Carthage of Gouce >tcr and her
'litlre crew are given up for lost.
The dividend, PAYABLE in Boston in February
foot up >,:i.t;>2 Jii
Dr. Bradley, thicago> cocaine cNperimcnter.
has been committed TO an asylum for the in
sane.
The statue Of General Burnside III Providence
is finished and gives @rcat satisfaction. 1t will
he publicly unveiled the coming spring.
John Good. an inventor who a few wears ago
was a day laborcr in Il Brook Nm cor,la"c fac
tory. now has an income Of 5l5o.oo0 Il year.
\ sensation was produced in will contest at
LOUSY lille, KY. hN lady, the contestant. plead
in- her own case She won applause. but lost
the suit.
II Is estimated. that to carry out the provi>-
ions of the Mexican Pension bill it would re-
quir" more than four and a half millions the
first year.
General +. L. Spinner. he of the lnuilc sig
nature on the | ncd States bank notes, culc-
'ratcd his Soth birthday at Jacksonville. Fla.
on the 2l>l of this month.
The manuscripts and sketches of Gilbert and
Nulran> new opera has arrived in New York
ne scenery and costumes. it is estimated. for
the initial performance will cost $20,0OO.
EN-Ma!or Cooper of New York SAYS that his
bfothcl-ll-laW. Mayor Hewitt. is very sick
man. lie is >uilerin" from scalir rheumatism,
ana Unable t. move even about his house,
Sir Charles Tupper enters the Dominion Cab
met a> Minister Of Finance, Hon. \. W. McLc-
Ian becoming Postmaster General and ST; AL
cXander Campbell retiring from the Ministry
Boston Corbctt. who shot Wilkes Booth, the
assassin of President Lincoln. is Of the door
keepers of the Kansas Legislature. He lives
III dug-out III Cloud county and is very poor.
The death roll of the Grand Army depart
cnt Of Vermont Of 1856 contains the names of
30 soldiers of the Union. 1t is noticeable cir
ctinstauce that three of these veterans commit
ted suicide.
The woman suffrage resolution defeated in
the national Senate hv a vote of nearly two to
| one, was simply IA proposition to submit to the
| State legislatures constitutional amendment
allowing women to vote.
! The Dominion customs department has de-
cltcd to release the American fishing schooners
Jeanette and Maggie Mitchell, which were seiZ-
| cti by the cruiser Middleton at ST. Andrews,
| \. b.. on the payment of fines of $50 and 500
respectively.
Po>tmi>treSs in a Vermont town has been
removed because she UNIV i>ely protested against
an acknowledged right and privilege apper-
tanning 10 frcemen of the Democratic stripe to
spit oss sthe floor, and Il man has been appointed
her successor.
The nomination of Recorder Matthews has
again been rejected by the Senate. As some
Republicans voted in favor of confirmation
and some Democrats in favor of rejection the
effort Of the Democratic organs to make politi-
cal capital falls flat.
Much interest is felt in Ranlals revenue
bill. 1t is said that Mr.. Randall has sacrificed
his protection theories in a great measure.
About four millions are placed on the free list,
raIl h, .\nI,I mo
| about fifty millions.
a bill has been reported favorably to Con-
export, and giving the President power to cx-
clude the products of other countries that pro-
hibit the importation of American hog pro-
duets, when inspected under the provisions of
this bill.